If He Weren't Dead, Morton Downey Jr. Would Be Puking All Over Ron Paul...

Reader Looniremich urges us all to check out this historic footage (1988) of Ron Paul, then the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate, on Morton Downey, Jr.'s late, unlamentd yakfest show. It's well worth watching.

Comments

mk | September 6, 2007, 9:44am | #

I saw this yesterday. Bill O'Reilly is a humble intellectual compared to Morton. Although he seems to have made his living simply by refining Downey's old shtick.

how many more times until the election? | September 6, 2007, 9:45am | #

This is the third time reason's web log, Hit & Run, has posted this.

Here's it's debut in a June 21, 2007 post by Jacob Sullum.

Dan T. | September 6, 2007, 9:49am | #

Hey, when Morton Downey Jr. clamed that some skinheads painted a swastika on his face in a restroom somewhere, did they ever determine if that was legit or a publicity stunt?

Lamar | September 6, 2007, 9:51am | #

how many times: Is there an internet acronym for Watch the f*cking video? They clearly are different videos, and don't even contain the same footage. WTFV, man.

stephen the goldberger | September 6, 2007, 10:18am | #

In case anyone missed it you can see pretty much the entire appearance on this user's posted youtube videos:

http://www.youtube.com/user/PatPeeve416

x,y | September 6, 2007, 10:26am | #

This is a much better clip from the same show:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=88REf0tjZHo

Warty | September 6, 2007, 10:26am | #

Damn, Morton Downey was a prick.

Rhywun | September 6, 2007, 10:42am | #

Damn, Morton Downey was a prick.

He sure was, but I saw a story about him on TV recently and damn if it didn't make me nostalgic for the 80s.

gaijin | September 6, 2007, 11:23am | #

Damn, Morton Downey was a prick.

Now, of course, he's just dead.

J Y Fee | September 6, 2007, 12:24pm | #

Dan T - I think the only proof that ever arose one way or the other was that the swastika was reversed on Mort's head, as if it was drawn on while looking in a mirror. I never heard anything further after that.

Damn, I remember watching Mort my freshman year in college. Easy party game, take a drink (or bong hit) when he lights a cigarette or says "pablum puking liberal".

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater | September 6, 2007, 12:36pm | #

I miss Mort. He cracked me up.

"Pabulum puking liberals" indeed.

Cesar | September 6, 2007, 11:24pm | #

Downey is the biggest tool I've seen in my life. What a freaking statist!

Oh, and that chick wearing the Red beret in the audience is a fascist of the first class.